Ed Fuentes
Ed Fuentes is a cultural journalist who has been covering the Inland Empire, the High Desert, and downtown Los Angeles for KCET since 2010. He lived in downtown Los Angeles for 13 years before moving to Las Vegas, where he covers regional art, including murals and street art, at painthisdesert.com. He tweets at @viewfromaloft.
The colors are muted. It's impact isn't. "América Tropical" and its layers has something for everyone.
Something new for CicLAvia this weekend is a guide curated by the Los Angles Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, allowing wandering riders and walkers to linger at the city's architecture and design portfolio.
With the Monthly Mural Wrap at Writing on the Wall, we look at notable mural and public art stories from the last month.
Since their 2007 event drew criticisms from the county, graffiti showcase Meeting of Styles has no plans to return to Los Angeles.
Photojournalist and curator Luis C. Garza's two encounters with muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros, 40 years apart.
The Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles hopes to restore all the historic murals created for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, or at least as many as possible.
The traditional Japanese imagery of this public art project tie into Romero's distinct style -- a take on urban folk art that uses bold lines and colors to update the craft.
There are two versions of the famed mural "America Tropical" that can be seen in Los Angeles.
Eighty years after being completed, David Alfaro Siqueiros' América Tropical will again be seen by the public beginning October 9.
A new mural on Route 66 is a large-scale -- yet modest -- monument to the myth of America's open road.
Ed Massey's 2004 mural "Syncopation" was saved from demolition when the Culver Plaza was faced with a wrecking ball earlier this year.
Here's a rundown of mural and public art-related stories for August, 2012.